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About Bankati Village

Bankati is a mid sized village in Gola tehsil, in the district of Gorakhpur, Uttar Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 856, made up of 452 males and 404 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 894 females per 1000 males. The village covers 42.96 hectares hectares.

Bankati Overview

Census 2011 figures for Bankati village
Description Value
State Uttar Pradesh
District Gorakhpur
Tehsil Gola
Area (hectares) 42.96 hectares
Population 856
Male Population 452
Female Population 404
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 894
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Bankati compares

By the 2011 count Bankati is the 195th largest of the 587 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 790 residents. Its 42.96 hectares work out to about 20 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 1007.

Getting to Bankati

Bankati is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Bankati as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Bankati from other places

Bankati lies about 167 km from Gorakhpur, and the nearest railway station is Lohta, about 4.2 km away. The figures below are straight-line distances from the village to each place. A road journey is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again.

Distances from Bankati
Nearest railway station Lohta 4.2 km
Nearest town Varanasi 12 km
Tehsil headquarters Gola 19 km
District headquarters Gorakhpur 167 km

Villages closest to Bankati

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Gola tehsil.

Source: Census of India 2011, the most recent completed census. Figures have not been revised since collection. Read more on our about the data page.

Common questions about Bankati

As per the Census of India 2011, Bankati village had a population of 856. That makes it the 195th largest of the 587 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 790 residents.

Bankati village has 452 males and 404 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Bankati has about 894 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 1007.

Bankati covers 42.96 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 20 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Bankati falls under Gola tehsil of Gorakhpur district in Uttar Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Bankati is Lohta, about 4.2 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 5 - 10 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Bankati.

Bankati is about 167 km from Gorakhpur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Bankati is in Gola tehsil of Gorakhpur district. Lohta is about 4.2 km away. Varanasi is about 12 km away. Gola is about 19 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Banakat (under 2 km), Bankat (under 2 km) and Bankata (under 2 km).

No. It is the count from the Census of India 2011, the most recent completed census. The population of Bankati today is likely to be higher.

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